July 22, 2018:

On Saturday, Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh launched nationwide Student Police Cadet (SPC) Programme, which aims to build a bridge between Police and School students by inculcating values and ethics in them through classes.

Ministry of Home Affairs-sponsored programme focuses on the students of Classes VIII and IX.

In the initial phase, it will be implemented in all Government Schools in urban and rural areas across the country.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that SPC would lead to a silent revolution over the years by focusing on character building and imparting moral values to budding minds.

A sum of Rs 50,000 would be provided to each school for Educational assistance, training and contingencies under Programme.

He further added that,"A sum of Rs 67 crore has already been disbursed to States for its implementation".

The event was attended Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar.

SPC programme will provide a healthy interface between schools and police and help inculcate in students the aspects of public safety, discipline, patience, tolerance, empathy, respect of senior citizens, social harmony, traffic sense and a corruption-free environment.

CM Khattar announced that the participating cadets would be given preference in recruitment to the Haryana Police.

HRD Minister Javadekar stated Coordination would be established between Academic Curriculum and SPC programme.

Source Indian Express

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